Cigar-humidifier.



'No. 819,341. PATENTED MAY 1, 1906.

J. s. GONJWELLI. CIGAR HUMIDIPIER.

I APPLICATION FILED NOV. 27, 1905 7&5 1

, aiwentoz UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

fife-819,341.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

1 ifatenteo' May 1, 1906.

Application filed November 27,1905. seen Nd. 289,289.

To (all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES SIMPSON CoN- WELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Anderson, in the oounty'of Madison and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and more fully set forth in the description of the accompanyingdrawin s, forming a part of this specification, inw 'ch- Figure 1 is a top plan view of my device.

Fig. '2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a section I on line m as, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a' detailed plan view of a portion of the device.

1 represents the base.

2 represents a metallic tray or marginframe attached 11110 thedbase.

3 represents t e a -su orting tra p 4 5 represent li&s piv d ally attached to the sides of the trays'2 and 3.

6 represents 'a strut pivotally attached to the tray 3 at its upper end and upon one side'- thereof, the lower end being adapted to adjustably engage the rack 7, l ocated- Within the edge of thetray highly desirable iprft 'spurposez. plaster-of- 8 represents a wire grid supported by legs 9 overthe tray;3.-

. 10 represents theftemperin -pad, which maybe of any scan will its found paris,:f ortyfparts, b weight; magnesite, (na

tive magnesium car onate,) twenty parts, by ,Weight; salt, five parts, by weight; pipe-clay,

means for vertically adjusting the tray be- .-.-'ino ifganic;hig y absorbenttwentyfive parts, by weight; white sand, five 4.5

parts, by weight; whitin five parts, by wei ht; total, one hundred.

hiix with alum-water and mold in pans. Bake thoroughly dry.

This pad "ll 'nbne-half thickness Weigh about forty-four ounces to the square foot and will takeup about eighteen ounces of water or almost'twerity-nine per cent. of its own weight,-thus making a very efiicient humidifier. I

When the pad is, first moistened, it should be adjusted to. its lowest position relative to the grid 8, on wh'ich the cigars are so ported.

It is preferable to use an ordinary hygrometer in the case, and when the humidity decreases the pad may be raised from time to time to approach closer to the bottom of the grid. By this means the humidity may be preserved substantially uniform at substantially the most desirable degree, which is approximatel sixty-five per cent. humidity.

Many ot er products other than tobacco can be advantageously humidified by the use of my device.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. A tobacco-humidifier consisting of a base, a grid over the base, a tray vertically adjustable between the base and the grid,

and an inorganic absorbent substantially as described. 2. A humidifier for tobacco consisting of a supporting-grid, a base, a tray, anabsorbent inorganic pad in the tray, links pivotally connecting the tray and base under the grid and pad on the tray,

tween the base and'grid, substantially as .described. In testimony whereof I have-hereunto set my'han'd. f JAMES SIMPSON CONWELL. Witnesses: x 1

WALTER .VEBMILLION, :.BL'ANOHA;BD J. HARNE. 

